Vik Muniz is a successful New York
artist, he has the idea to visit the Jardim Gramacho landfill which is
on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. His plans turn out entirely
different from what he expected, the people who are catadores (pickers)
at the landfill become his friends. Instead of just presenting art
with the landfill as a backdrop, he makes art using pictures of the
friends he has made.
This landfill is the largest in the world and an unbelievable place. As soon as a truck comes in with a load, the people gather what they've been sent to recycle. The items they retrieve are stacked at the edge of the area for different trucks to pickup. Vik's visits to the landfill change the lives of the workers, many are able to go to different jobs because of the money they receive from his art. I would have liked to this to hold my interest more, seemed a lot of work to read the subtitles. 3* (This movie is OK)
99 min, Doc directed by Lucy Walker, Karen Harley, Joao Jardim with Sebastiao Carlos Dos Santos, Suelem Pereira Dias, Fabio Ghivelder, Jose Carlos da Silva Bala Lopes, Iris Rodrigues Garros.
Note: Blockbuster not listed, imdb 7.7 out of 10, 100% critic 91% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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